The event causing the current situation is a depression over Maine in the northeastern Union; and in Nova Scotia, in eastern Canada, “it’s likely to stay that way for at least the next few days,” said Bryan Ramsey, a specialist with the US National Weather Service.
“It is possible that conditions will remain unsanitary, at least until the wind direction changes or the fires are extinguished,” the expert added, quoted by CBS News.
Due to the circumstances, authorities are warning residents in the eastern US to stay indoors again and limit or avoid outdoor activities on the day, and have upgraded air quality warnings to Code Red in some locations for the third straight day.
The source also reported that experts say conditions will be significantly worse today in the city of Baltimore compared to yesterday as most of the smoke from wildfires in eastern Canada is pushed into the mid-Atlantic.
In Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered schools to cancel outdoor breaks, sports and field trips, and in a suburb of Philadelphia, authorities have set up an emergency shelter so people living outside can find shelter from the haze, it says it in the report.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul reported that the manufacture of one million N95 masks, the type that was prevalent at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, has been ordered.
Likewise, the United States Federal Aviation Administration reported that reduced visibility due to smoke from wildfires will continue to affect air travel today.
“It is likely that we will need to take action to manage the flow of traffic to New York City, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Charlotte,” he warned.
More than 400 fires are burning across Canada, causing the evacuation of more than 20,000 people there, while the smoke they produce is putting an estimated 123 million US citizens on alert over poor air quality.
According to Canadian authorities, the worst wildfire season in the country’s history is imminent.
dr Nidhi Kumar, a cardiovascular specialist and CBS New York contributor, clarified that the United States faces high levels of pollutants, toxins, and carbon monoxide, and that high levels of it can cause heart and lung problems in patients, too body inflammation.
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